Uniforms and Clothing

Some employees of the DAR and CPR working with passengers had uniforms supplied to them in earlier years of DAR history. Freight service employees bought their own clothing. Here are some items of uniforms used by DAR employees.

Gallery of Uniform Objects

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  A Sea-Captain's cap badge.

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  An earlier DAR uniform button.

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  D.A.R. Conductor's hat.

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  D.A.R. Conductor's hat.

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  The uniform worn by DAR employee Malcolm Taylor.

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  A button on the uniform worn by DAR employee Malcolm Taylor.

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  Each bar indicates 5 years of service, totaling 40 years on the sleeve of the uniform worn by DAR employee Malcolm Taylor.

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  D.A.R. Brakeman's cap badge.

Period Gallery of Uniforms in Use

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  No. 33 at Wolfville Station circa 1901 to 1911.

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  Engineer Harry Ward, Newsagent Harry MacKinley and the crew of a passenger train, probably the "Flying Bluenose" at the Yarmouth Station, circa 1910.

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  Train crew of the Flying Bluenose, 1916.

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  Kentville Freight Shed with C. F. “Fritz” Walter, DAR constable & caretaker, train crew and station staff, circa 1920s.

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  Kingsport Station agent and crew of the Kingsport train at the Kingsport Station, summer 1946.

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  Retirement day for DAR employees at the Kentville Station showing left to right Harry William, conductor; Ray Christie, master mechanic; Cecil Guild, train man; William Cox, machinist, June 1 1956.

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  Albert "Shine" Manning & Mel Alexander at Digby Station with meet of DAR Train No. 1 and Train No. 2, May 26, 1977.